Matthew 9
1 And He entered into the ship and passed over, and came to his own city:
And, entering into a boat, he crossed over, and came into his own city.
2 and behold, they brought to Him one that had the palsy laid on a couch: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Take heart my son, for thy sins are forgiven thee.
And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic, on a couch, laid prostrate; and Jesus, seeing, their faith, said to the paralytic, —Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins.
3 Upon which, some of the scribes said in themselves, This man blasphemeth: but Jesus knowing their surmises,
And lo! certain of the scribes, said within themselves, —This man, speaketh profanely!
4 said to them, Why think ye evil in your hearts?
And Jesus, knowing, their inward thoughts, said, —To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts?
5 For which is easier? To say, thy sins be forgiven thee? or to say, rise up and walk?
For which is easier—To say, Forgiven are thy sins, —or to say, Rise and be walking!
6 but that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, Arise (saith He then to the paralytic) and take up thy couch, and go away to thy house.
But, that ye may know, that the Son of Man hath, authority, upon the earth, to be forgiving sins, then, saith he to the paralytic, —Rise! take up thy couch, and withdraw unto thy house.
7 And he rose up and went away to his own house.
And, rising, he departed unto his house.
8 But when the multitudes saw it, they were amazed, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
Now the multitudes, seeing, were struck with fear, and glorified the God who had given authority, such as this, unto men.
9 And as Jesus was passing from thence, He saw a man sitting at the custom-house, named Matthew; and He saith to him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.
And Jesus, passing aside from thence, saw a man presiding over the tax-office, called, Matthew, and saith unto him, —Be following me. And, arising, he followed him.
10 And as He was sitting at table in the house of Matthew, behold, several publicans and notorious sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
And it came to pass, as he was reclining in the house, that lo! many tax-collectors and sinners, came, and were reclining together with Jesus and his disciples.
11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?
And, the Pharisees, observing it, began to say unto his disciples, —Wherefore, with tax-collectors and sinners, doth your Teacher eat?
12 But Jesus hearing them, said unto them, They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill: go therefore and learn what that means,
And, he, hearing it, said, —No need have the strong, of a physician, but they who are sick.
13 "I desire mercy rather than sacrifice:" for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
But go ye, and learn what this meaneth, —Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice; For I came, not to call the righteous, but sinners.
14 Then also come to Him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the pharisees fast much, but thy disciples do not fast?
Then come near unto him the disciples of John, saying, —Wherefore do, we, and the Pharisees, fast, whereas, thy disciples, fast not?
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, while the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast.
And Jesus said unto them, —Can, the sons of the bridechamber, mourn, so long as, the bridegroom, is, with them? But days will come, when the bridegroom, shall be taken from them, and, then, will they fast.
16 As no one putteth a piece of new cloth to an old garment; for its new patch teareth away from the old garment, and the rent is made worse:
Howbeit, no one, layeth on a patch of unshrunk cloth, upon an old garment, —for the shrinking of it teareth away from the garment, and, a worse rent, is made.
17 nor do they put new wine into old vessels; otherwise, the casks burst, and the wine is spilt, and the vessels are destroyed: but they put new wine into new vessels, and both are preserved.
Neither pour they new wine into old skins: otherwise at least, the skins are burst, and, the wine, runneth out, and, the skins, are spoiled, —but they pour new wine into unused skins, and, both, are together preserved.
18 As He was speaking these things to them, behold there came a ruler and worshipped Him, saying, My daughter is at the point of death: but come, I pray Thee, and put thy hand upon her, and she shall live:
While, these things, he was speaking unto them, lo! a [certain] ruler, came, and began bowing down to him, saying, —My daughter, just now died! But come, and lay thy hand upon, her, and she shall live.
19 and Jesus rose up, and followed him; as did also his disciples.
And Jesus, arising, was following him, also his disciples.
20 (And lo, a woman who had had a flux of blood for twelve years, came close behind Him, and touched the hem of his garment:
And lo! a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, coming near behind, touched the fringe of his mantle.
21 for she said within herself, If I can but touch his garment, I shall be cured.
For she kept saying within herself, —If only I touch his mantle, I shall be made well!
22 And Jesus turning about, and seeing her, said, Daughter be comforted, thy faith hath cured thee. And from that time the woman was healed.)
And, Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, —Take courage! daughter, Thy faith, hath made thee well. And the woman was made well, from that hour.
23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the musicians, and the people in confusion;
And, Jesus, coming, into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players and the multitude in confusion, was saying:
24 He saith unto them, Retire; for the child is not dead, but asleep. And they laughed at Him.
Give place! for the maiden died not, but is sleeping. And they began to deride him.
25 But when the people were put out, He went in and took hold of her hand, and the damsel rose up.
But, when the multitude had been put forth, he went in, and grasped her hand, —and the maiden arose.
26 And the fame of it spread over all the country.
And forth went this report, into the whole of that land.
27 And as Jesus was going from thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, Have compassion on us, O Son of David.
And, as Jesus, was passing aside from thence, there followed him, two blind men, crying aloud and saying, —Have mercy on us, O Son of David!
28 And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him: and Jesus saith unto them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? and they say unto Him, Yes Lord.
And, when he entered the house, the blind men came unto him, —and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye, that I can, do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord!
29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you: and their eyes were opened.
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it done unto you.
30 And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, Do not divulge it: but
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus, sternly charged them, saying, Mind! let no one know!
31 they went out and spread his fame through all that country.
They, however, going forth, made him known throughout the whole of that land.
32 And as they were going out, there was brought to Him a dumb man, a demoniac:
And, as, they, were going forth, lo! there was brought to him, a dumb man, demonized.
33 and when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes were amazed, saying, there had never been seen the like in Israel:
And, the demon being cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the multitudes marvelled, saying, —Never, was it seen thus, in Israel.
34 but the pharisees said, he casts out devils by the prince of the devils.
[But, the Pharisees, beg to say, In the ruler of the demons, is he casting out the demons.]
35 Now Jesus went round to all the cities, and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom of heaven, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people.
And Jesus was going round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the glad-message of the kingdom, —and curing every disease, and every infirmity.
36 And when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion towards them; because they were dispersed and scattered like sheep that have no shepherd:
But, seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion concerning them, because they were torn and thrown down, like sheep hating no shepherd.
37 upon which He saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers few:
Then, saith he unto his disciples, The harvest, indeed, is great, but, the labourers, few;
38 therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He would send out laborers into his harvest.
Beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest, —That he would thrust forth labourers, into his harvest.
